All 27 amendments, explained
Every change added to the Constitution since 1787, in plain English. The first ten are the Bill of Rights.
Bill of Rights, 1791
1FirstReligion, speech, press, protest2SecondRight to keep and bear arms3ThirdHousing soldiers4FourthSearch and seizure5FifthSilence, fair process, property6SixthRights at a criminal trial7SeventhJury in civil cases8EighthBail, fines, punishment9NinthRights not listed10TenthPowers of the states
Later amendments, 1795 to 1992
11EleventhSuing a state12TwelfthElecting the President13ThirteenthEnding slavery14FourteenthCitizenship and equal protection15FifteenthVoting and race16SixteenthIncome tax17SeventeenthElecting senators18EighteenthProhibition19NineteenthWomen's right to vote20TwentiethWhen terms begin21Twenty-firstEnding Prohibition22Twenty-secondPresidential term limits23Twenty-thirdD.C. votes for President24Twenty-fourthNo poll taxes25Twenty-fifthPresidential succession26Twenty-sixthVoting at 1827Twenty-seventhCongressional pay